Charles Jim (Charles Jim Anishinaba), Potawatomi, b. 1889 Search this
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973 Search this
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940- Search this
Object Name:
Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Otter skin/fur, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Place:
Blackwell Junction, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Forest County; Wisconsin; USA
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Charles Jim (Charles Anishinaba, Potawatomi, b. 1889); formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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